Search Results - "Menale, Kassie"

Farm production, market access and dietary diversity in Malawi by Koppmair, Stefan, Kassie, Menale, Qaim, Matin

“…The association between farm production diversity and dietary diversity in rural smallholder households was recently analysed. Most existing studies build on…”
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Adoption of improved wheat varieties and impacts on household food security in Ethiopia by Shiferaw, Bekele, Kassie, Menale, Jaleta, Moti, Yirga, Chilot

“…•Wheat is an important crop in Ethiopia and several new varieties have been released.•Endogenous switching regression treatment effects used with PSM and GPS…”
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What Determines Gender Inequality in Household Food Security in Kenya? Application of Exogenous Switching Treatment Regression by Kassie, Menale, Ndiritu, Simon Wagura, Stage, Jesper

“…•Gender food security gap modeled using exogenous switching regression treatment approach.•Observed and unobserved characteristics contribute to gender food…”
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Analysis of Adoption and Impacts of Improved Maize Varieties in Eastern Zambia by Khonje, Makaiko, Manda, Julius, Alene, Arega D., Kassie, Menale

“…•We examine determinants and evaluate the impact of technology adoption.•We used propensity score matching and endogenous switching regression…”
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Response to climate risks among smallholder farmers in Malawi: A multivariate probit assessment of the role of information, household demographics, and farm characteristics by Mulwa, Chalmers, Marenya, Paswel, Rahut, Dil Bahadur, Kassie, Menale

“…Why do many smallholder farmers fail to adopt what appear to be relatively simple agronomic or management practices which can help them cope with…”
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Women's empowerment in agriculture and agricultural productivity: Evidence from rural maize farmer households in western Kenya by Diiro, Gracious M, Seymour, Greg, Kassie, Menale, Muricho, Geoffrey, Muriithi, Beatrice Wambui

“…This paper documents a positive relationship between maize productivity in western Kenya and women's empowerment in agriculture, measured using indicators…”
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Managing vulnerability to drought and enhancing livelihood resilience in sub-Saharan Africa: Technological, institutional and policy options by Shiferaw, Bekele, Tesfaye, Kindie, Kassie, Menale, Abate, Tsedeke, Prasanna, B.M., Menkir, Abebe

“…Agriculture and the economies of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are highly sensitive to climatic variability. Drought, in particular, represents one of the most…”
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Socioeconomic and health impacts of fall armyworm in Ethiopia by Abro, Zewdu, Kimathi, Emily, De Groote, Hugo, Tefera, Tadele, Sevgan, Subramanian, Niassy, Saliou, Kassie, Menale

“…Since 2016, fall armyworm (FAW) has threatened sub-Saharan 'Africa's fragile food systems and economic performance. Yet, there is limited evidence on this…”
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Market imperfections, access to information and technology adoption in Uganda: challenges of overcoming multiple constraints by Shiferaw, Bekele, Kebede, Tewodros, Kassie, Menale, Fisher, Monica

“…Limited empirical evidence exists on how multiple binding constraints influence the adoption of improved technologies by smallholder farmers. This article uses…”
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Drivers of household food availability in sub-Saharan Africa based on big data from small farms by Frelat, Romain, Lopez-Ridaura, Santiago, Giller, Ken E., Herrero, Mario, Douxchamps, Sabine, Djurfeldt, Agnes Andersson, Erenstein, Olaf, Henderson, Ben, Kassie, Menale, Paul, Birthe K., Rigolot, Cyrille, Ritzema, Randall S., Rodriguez, Daniel, van Asten, Piet J. A., van Wijk, Mark T.

“…We calculated a simple indicator of food availability using data from 93 sites in 17 countries across contrasted agroecologies in sub-Saharan Africa (> 13,000…”
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Prediction of breeding regions for the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria in East Africa by Kimathi, Emily, Tonnang, Henri E. Z., Subramanian, Sevgan, Cressman, Keith, Abdel-Rahman, Elfatih M., Tesfayohannes, Mehari, Niassy, Saliou, Torto, Baldwyn, Dubois, Thomas, Tanga, Chrysantus M., Kassie, Menale, Ekesi, Sunday, Mwangi, David, Kelemu, Segenet

“…Desert locust outbreak in East Africa is threatening livelihoods, food security, environment, and economic development in the region. The current magnitude of…”
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Smallholder farmers' knowledge and willingness to pay for insect-based feeds in Kenya by Chia, Shaphan Y, Macharia, John, Diiro, Gracious M, Kassie, Menale, Ekesi, Sunday, van Loon, Joop J A, Dicke, Marcel, Tanga, Chrysantus M

“…Edible insects are increasingly being considered as sustainable alternatives to fish and soybean meals in animal feed because of their high nutritional quality…”
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Poverty Reduction Effects of Agricultural Technology Adoption: A Micro-evidence from Rural Tanzania by Asfaw, Solomon, Kassie, Menale, Simtowe, Franklin, Lipper, Leslie

“…This article evaluates the impact of adoption of improved pigeonpea technologies on consumption expenditure and poverty status using cross-sectional data of…”
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Does gender matter in the adoption of push-pull pest management and other sustainable agricultural practices? Evidence from Western Kenya by Muriithi, Beatrice W., Menale, Kassie, Diiro, Gracious, Muricho, Geoffrey

“…This paper examines whether there is a difference in the adoption of push-pull pest management technology (PPT) and other sustainable agricultural practices…”
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Urban energy transition and technology adoption: The case of Tigrai, northern Ethiopia by Gebreegziabher, Zenebe, Mekonnen, Alemu, Kassie, Menale, Köhlin, Gunnar

“…Dependency of urban Ethiopian households on rural areas for about 85% of their fuel needs is a significant cause of deforestation and forest degradation,…”
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Pollinator-dependent crops significantly contribute to diets and reduce household nutrient deficiencies in sub-Saharan Africa by Mulungu, Kelvin, Tekelewold, Hailemariam, Abro, Zewdu, Sevgan, Subramanian, Muriithi, Beatrice, Ecuru, Julius, Beesigamukama, Dennis, Kassie, Menale

“…Recent literature highlights the potential of animal pollinator-dependent (PD) crops in enhancing food and nutrition security, although there is a lack of…”
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The global atlas of edible insects: analysis of diversity and commonality contributing to food systems and sustainability by Omuse, Evanson R., Tonnang, Henri E. Z., Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed, Machekano, Honest, Egonyu, James Peter, Kimathi, Emily, Mohamed, Samira Faris, Kassie, Menale, Subramanian, Sevgan, Onditi, Juliet, Mwangi, Serah, Ekesi, Sunday, Niassy, Saliou

“…The future of the food system on the planet is increasingly facing uncertainties that are attributable to population growth and a surge in demand for…”
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Evaluating livestock farmers knowledge, beliefs, and management of arboviral diseases in Kenya: A multivariate fractional probit approach by Nyangau, Paul Nyamweya, Nzuma, Jonathan Makau, Irungu, Patrick, Kassie, Menale

“…Globally, arthropod-borne virus (arbovirus) infections continue to pose substantial threats to public health and economic development, especially in developing…”
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Estimating the impact of biological control of maize stemborers on productivity and poverty in Kenya: a continuous treatment approach by Midingoyi, Soul-kifouly G., Kassie, Menale B., Affognon, Hippolyte D., Macharia, Ibrahim, LeRu, Bruno

“…This study examines the farm-level effects of stemborers' biological control (BC) using biological and household survey data collected in rural Kenya. The…”
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Correction: Synergies of integrated pest and pollinator management in avocado farming in East Africa: An ex-ante economic analysis by Wangithi, Charity, Muriithi, Beatrice W, Diiro, Gracious, Dubois, Thomas, Mohamed, Samira, Lattorff, H Michael G, Ngowi, Benignus V, Abdel-Rahman, Elfatih M, Adan, Mariam, Kassie, Menale

“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271241.]…”
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